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My Neighbour Totoro releases 20,000 tickets for £25

The multi-award winning stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s beloved film extends its West End run until March 2026, with thousands more tickets released.

The multi-award winning stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro will extend its West End run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre until 29 March 2026.
To celebrate, more than 20,000 tickets have now been released for £25 or less, alongside our RSC £10 Tickets for 16-25s offer, supported by TikTok.

Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey, RSC Co-Artistic Directors said:

“We want as many people as possible to enjoy this brilliant story of kindness, courage and the power of the imagination, and we are offering more than 20,000 tickets at £25 or under to celebrate the extended run.”

Officially opening its West End run on Thursday 20 March 2025, the cast includes Victoria Chen, a newcomer to the role of Mei and Ami Okumura Jones returning as Mei’s older sister Satsuki.

Dai Tabuchi stars at as Tatsuo, Jacqueline Tate as Granny, and Ai Ninomiya as the Singer. Completing the company is Phyllis Ho (Yasuko), Steven Nguyen (Kanta), Jamie Zubairi (Hiroshi) and Deanna Myers (Tsukiko), and Swing puppeteers Boaz Chad, Wenshin Lee, Amber Lin, Sera Meahara and Nathaniel Tan.

The show’s Kazego Puppetry Ensemble includes Rachel Clare Chan, Sally Cheng, Sabrina Pui Yee Chin, Victor Itang, Gabriel S Janoras, Anna Kato, Heather Lai, Ronnie Lee, Matthew Leonhart, Kumiko Mendl (Nurse Emiko), Annakanako Mohri, Lucy Park, Richard Peralta, Chloe Ragrag and Shaofan Wilson (Miss Hara).

Full cast and creatives

Joe Hisaishi and Royal Shakespeare Company present
Studio Ghibli’s

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in Collaboration with NIPPON TV and IMPROBABLE
Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith from the feature animation by Hayao Miyazaki
Music by JOE HISAISHI | Directed by PHELIM McDERMOTT

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My Neighbour Totoro

My Neighbour Totoro © Studio Ghibli. Logo by Toshio Suzuki.
Concept and Design by Dewynters.
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